Sounding more like a blockbuster sci-fi movie than a Bluetooth earpiece, Plantronics’ Deep Sleep M55 is a neat piece of engineering. It’s about as minimalist (and light, eight grammes) as you’d ever want one of these devices to be and looks the part, too. It offers good sound quality and — at £27.99 — is keenly priced.

Sometimes, the planet's greatest wonders are far closer to home than you think. Did you know, for example, that one of the world's most glorious areas of craggy mountains, stately glaciers and steep-sided canyons lies not in the Himalayas or the Andes – but just two hours from Britain amid the dramatic scenery and lovely fjords of western Norway?

Sometimes we are all guilty of assuming that, to visit places of great beauty and culture, we have to fly great distances. And yet Bergen is immediate proof to the contrary – a city set amid spectacular scenery which is easily accessible for a fascinating weekend escape.